Screen LibraryRoadmap to sustainable textiles and clothing : environmental and social aspects of textiles and clothing supply chain /
This book covers the elements involved in achieving sustainability in textiles and Clothing sector. The chapters to be covered in three volumes of this series title cover all the distinctive areas earmarked for achieving sustainabledevelopment in textiles and the clothing industry. This second volum...
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Springer Science+Business Media,
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| Publisher Address: | Singapore : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Textile Science and Clothing Technology,
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| Summary: |
This book covers the elements involved in achieving sustainability in textiles and Clothing sector. The chapters to be covered in three volumes of this series title cover all the distinctive areas earmarked for achieving sustainabledevelopment in textiles and the clothing industry. This second volume deals with themeasurement of environmental and societal impacts across the textiles and clothing supply chain. It addresses this important aspect in a comprehensive way including the overall picture of environmental and societal impacts of textiles and clothing supply chain, environmentally sustainable clothingconsumption,emerging greentechnologiesand eco-friendly products forsustainable textiles, etc. This volume has a dedicated place to deal with the consumer phase impacts in the life cycle of clothing products, biodegradation of textile products, sustainable business development and its implications intextile sector. |
| Carrier Form: | x, 287 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9789812871091 9812871098 981287111X 9789812871114 |
| Index Number: | TD195 |
| CLC: | X791 |
| Call Number: | X791/R628 |
| Contents: | From the Contents: Environmental impacts of textiles and clothing manufacturing link: An overview -- Life cycle assessment studies pertaining to textiles and clothing sector -- Carbon footprint and Ecological footprint measurement of textiles and clothing products -- Consumer behavior and its importance in the sustainability of clothing field -- Social impacts of textiles and clothing sector. |